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so, where was donald trump today, when my kevin could have really used his support? kristen holmese trump tower, in manhattan, and joins us now. kristen, where was mr. trump? why didn't he intervene publicly, to help kevin mccarthy, save his job. he certainly could have swayed some votes i would? think >> well jake, he obviously could have. because i know -- once trump's moved in the 11th hour, after more than a dozen of failed speaker votes on mccarthy's part, that he was able to convince some of the opposition to mccarthy, who changed their votes. i mean, this was what he does. and, what we were told was that there was a multitude of reasons. one is that one ally told, us he can't always stick his neck out for mccarthy, whenever there's a problem on the hill, particularly given that he has allies on both sides of this issue. he is very close with matt gaetz, and we know he spoke with matt gaetz before he even brought this motion, to gaetz over mccarthy. so, there is a lot going on there. now the other thing we are told, is that he hasn't even been really paying attention. he is f

so where was donald trump today when "my kevin" could have really used his support in kristen holmes is outside trump tower in manhattan and joins us now. kristen, where was mr. trump? why didn't he intervene publicly to help kevin mccarthy save his job? he certainly could have swayed some votes, i would think. >> reporter: well, jake, he obviously could have since we know back in january once trump swooped in in the 11th hour after more than a dozen failed speaker votes on mccarthy's part that he was able to convince some of the opposition to mccarthy to change their votes. i mean, this was what he does. and what we are told is there's a multitude of reasons. one is one ally told us that he can't always stick his neck out for mccarthy whenever there's a problem on the hill, particularly given that he has allies on both sides of this issue. he is very close with matt gaetz. and we know he spoke with matt gaetz before he even brought this motion, gaetz, over mccarthy. so there is a lot going on there. the other thing we are told is that he hasn't even really been paying attention. he i

claire krishna is the producer of holmes and kevin reese will portray oliver wendell holmes junior.here did the idea for doing the play about all come from? >> it might seem strange for us to be producing a play about a play about adjusters who has been dead for almost a century, but it came to us via todd peppers, who is a legal historian and a holmes super fan. and it has spent quite of times reading his letters and correspondence and said to himself, the world really needs holmes and we need to get him out there, and we need people to know about him and hear his words. and so he brought a script to us at the journal society, and we said, why not, let's do this play, what better way for people to understand about the history of the court in this extraordinary man. it wasn't tied to any particular anniversary, it was just, there is no better time to have holmes on stage that now. peter: kevin reese, as the potrero oliver wendell holmes junior, what did you learn about him? kevin: i did not know a lot about him when i first read the script, but he is a fascinating human being. there

>>> the decision to remove house speaker kevin mccarthy. kristen holmes is joining us from outside trump tower in new york city right now. trump's decision, at least so far, to remain uninvolved is a stark contrast from his earlier efforts to aid mccarthy, especially earlier this year? >> reporter: yeah wolf. absolutely. if you remember, back to january, 11th hour after mccarthy had more than a dozen failed votes for speaker, trump essentially called for those gop holdouts to stand down. he also made personal calls to some of those holdouts, including matt gaetz, on mccarthy's behalf. so far, he is not wading in here at all. we're told by sources he is uninterested in this moment, that he also hasn't been talking about it, he's been focused on this court case. we know he's been going down to trial every day here in new york. and that he hasn't been bringing it up on either side. we know that he spoke to representative matt gaetz, but we're told that that conversation was not him essentially picking sides. we saw that today too on truth social when he post

holmes, thanks so much. >>> i want to talk with republican congressman kevin kylee of california.ongressman, thanks for coming on. jim jordan just spoke with republicans from the main street caucus. what did you hear from him? will you support him? do you have any reservations? walk us through what your mindset is right now. >> i have the highest regard for the folks who have stepped up to run to be the next speaker. i've worked very closely with congressman jordan. he's the chair of the judiciary committee which i'm also a part of. he's an extraordinary leader, and i have the highest level of confidence that the conference will be in very good hands and the house will be in very good hands with whoever comes out as the next speaker among those declared candidates. >> who right now -- are you supporting jim o jordan? what about steve scalise who has also thrown his hat in the ring? >> i haven't come out in support of anyone. i'm still having conversations. as i said, though, i think we have great choices in front of us. if there's any silver lining to any of this, it's the fact th

is the four house speaker kevin mccarthy must now vacate his seat following this afternoon's historicarthy's short lived leadership in the house this afternoon. i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. a group of conservative republicans made good on their threat to oust the speaker. the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant today. this vote further plunges the house into chaos with tensions inside the republican party at an all time high. this rebellion was led by florida congressman matt gaetz. kevin mccarthy is chaos. i think 33 trillion in debt is chaos. i think that facing a $2.2 trillion annual deficit is chaos. the republicans are in the middle of a civil war that is causing chaos, dysfunction and extremism. republican congressman patrick mchenry of north carolina will now temporarily lead the house of representatives until a new speaker is elected. i want to bring in stephen wolper, politics professor at saint mary's college. and boyd, professor, what a day. mccarthy served as speaker for just 269 days. that is the second shortest for a speaker in us history. so the big question this aftern

holmes live from manhattan, thank you so much. >>> still to come, republican congressman matt gaetz vowing to push ahead with a move to oust house speaker kevin mccarthy. mccarthy's response, bring it on. >>> laphonza butler appointed to fill the late dianne feinstein's senate seat. we'll take a look at the background and what it means for the senate election next year. >>> later, we'll go live to ukraine where president volodymyr zelenskyy is meeting with european foreign ministers. he has a very powerful message to them. ukraine's victory depends on your cooperation. all that and many more news headlines when ""cnn news central"" returns. that's what congressman matt gaetz is saying about his plans to oucht kevin mccarthy from his speakership. the speaker struck a deal with democrats over the weekend to prevent a government shutdown. let's bring in cnn's lauren fox live on capitol hill. lauren, congressman gaetz has so far stopped short of officially calling for what is known as a motion to vacate, but he's promised that that's coming. >> reporter: yeah, exactly. he's sort of keeping the suspense alive right now, jessica. what me went to th

holmes. a collective sigh of relief after congress narrowly averted a government shutdown, which many were expecting until just a few hours ago. the breakthrough came earlier on sunday when u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy gave up trying to appease the far-right members of his caucus, instead turning to democrats for help, passing a stopgap measure. here's what the speaker had to say afterwards about the small group of republicans who have been giving him so many headaches. >> you have members in your conference that won't let you vote for appropriation bills. doesn't want an omnibus. won't vote for a stopgap measure. so the only answer is to shut down and not pay our troops? i don't want to be a part of that team. i want to be a part of a conservative group that wants to get things done. >> congressman ken buck admitted that 45 days isn't very long, but said it was doable. have a listen. >> i don't think it's a bad thing to have bipartisan votes on smish ewes. i think the democrats are going to join with moderate republicans any time we're talking about spending a huge amount of money. i think kevin mccarthy's problem really is the lack of passing 12 bills on time and then getting jammed at th